3s with stock gears?

[twisted]

Is this asking for trouble? I have yet to upgrade the stock ring and pinions as they been holding up fine on 2s. Been thinking of going to a 3s but dont want to waste the gears.

 

[seal20]

Which gears? All my gears are holding up fine, the plastic suspension components and bumpers not so much.

 

[twisted]

the stock ring and pinions in the axles.

 

[allanon1965]

they should be fine as long as they are properly lubricated...most of mine are stock and I run 3s only....no problems after many many months and packs...

 

[clod booster]

My rig was completely stock and I ran almost exclusively on 3s 55t motor stock gearing, I wouldnt call my driving style gentle.

 

[ElChupacabra]

Only gear to worry about is the plastic gears in the transmission. The R&P should be fine. I'm running stock R&P in the rear and hammer on my truck pretty good. I did replace the locker spool though both front and rear with Locked Up RC FI spools.

 

[new2rocks]

Depends on what motor you're running. If you're running a higher turn brushed motor, you'll probably be fine. But stock R&P and locker barely lasted 2 packs on 3S with a ROC 412 3100 when I was getting started. I switched to the Axial HD R&P gears and HR lockers and have had no problems in 2+ years.

 

[twisted]

I ask cause i know my gears didnt last long in my yeti on 3s. my scx10 axles are packed with marine grease. Its a deadbolt truck and the tranny gears are stock. im not sure what they are as far as pitch and material cause i was told there are different ones in different kits.

 

[svt923]

While my stock axle gears never failed under brushless 3s abuse, the teeth on the gears were majorly worn out after about a dozen packs. The nice rounded profile on the teeth had ground down to almost knife edged points. Eventual failure was inevitable so I upgraded to the HD gears.

The plastic trans gears were another story. The idler blew out on about the 3rd pack and everything was replaced with Robinson Racing gears.

 

[twisted]

Thanks guys